Under the flanking attack, the few hundred sand wolves were instantly defeated. In addition, the leader of the wolf was beheaded, and they were even more frightened and fled away.
On the vast sandy ground, only densely packed wolf carcasses were left, paving the way.
"Where is your General Tiger?" Xu Mu took back his sword and breathed a sigh of relief.
"General Tiger... is still cutting the meat of that wolf. If you don't believe it, it will be spoiled."
Xu Mu was speechless. Since he was on the road, he couldn't bring too much meat with him. However, for the health of his subordinates, most of the dry food was oil pancakes, which were eaten with water, which was quite tasty.
But someone like Si Hu would probably be so greedy that he would cry.
"Lord, several war horses were killed by wolves earlier, otherwise -"
"No." Xu Mu shook his head, "Bury those war horses on the spot."
Far from running out of ammunition and food, Xu Mu did not want to let his men eat the flesh of the war horses. In the future, one man and one rider, the soldiers would have to thoroughly run in these Liangzhou war horses to become a strong light cavalry army.
As for the meat of a dead horse, if you can avoid eating it, then don’t eat it first.
Raising his head, Xu Mu looked at the sky. He found that it was starting to dawn slowly above the sky. He was worried that the sand wolves would return, delaying the time. He simply let Shen Zong continue to lead the way, and rushed to the former site of Qiu Haiguo first.
The long procession of more than a thousand people started on their way again. Last night's wolf disaster was considered a great victory, and there was no big loss.
About the next day later, the surrounding dust became larger and larger.
"Shen Zong, how far is it?"
Shen Zong looked hesitant, "King Shu, I may not come here for a long time. I can only find the former site of Qiu Hai based on my impressions."
"Are there any markers?"
"I remember there was a large thorn palm forest, but I can't see it now."
Xu Mu looked around and found that there was no so-called former site of Qiu Hai State at all. Generally speaking, there would be some ruins in old sites like this, but now, as Shen Zong said, nothing could be seen.
"Chen Sheng, send someone to search nearby."
"Lord, don't worry."
After receiving the order, Chen Sheng immediately ordered his troops and patrolled the nearby areas to investigate.
"Shen Zong, it has been seventy years since the Qiu Hai Kingdom was destroyed. Is it possible that the old site was covered by sand?"
"It's possible...but we can't determine the location, so we can't dig it all out."
Xu Mu got off his horse and rubbed his brows in thought.
"Choose ten good camels and let them lick them clean with the vinegar cloth you carry."
Vinegar cloth is a cloth soaked in salt and vinegar. It is easy to carry. When the march starts cooking, the vinegar cloth is soaked in water and used as seasoning.
Shen Zong was nearby. After understanding what Xu Mu meant, his eyes lit up.
"The King of Shu is the greatest wisdom in the world!"
"It's just a clever move." Xu Mu smiled.
After about half an hour, the ten selected camels began to look a little impatient after greedily licking the vinegar cloth.
"No need to stop them, let them leave on their own." Xu Mu's face was calm.
Ordinary people would lick those vinegar cloths a few times, and they would be thirsty for water in just a moment. These camels had been licking them for so long, and they probably had smoke coming out of their throats.
After the ten camels were released, Xu Mu arranged for more men to follow the camels.
"Those who don't know, think that the King of Shu is from the Western Regions and actually knows these ancient methods."
"I understand a little bit," Xu Mu said lightly. Of course he understood the usefulness of the desert boat, so when he was in Zhaowu County, he asked Chen Zhong to prepare camels.
As long as there are no mistakes in this area, these ten camels will eventually find something in search of water.
Towards noon——
A young captain rode back in surprise, "My lord, at least four or five camels have all gone to the same place, pawing the sand with their hooves."
Hearing this, Xu Mu got up in surprise, led his men and horses, and hurried forward.
Sure enough, from a distance, I saw four or five camels gathered together. They looked a little anxious and kept pulling down with their hooves.
"Come here!" Xu Mu frowned, "Start digging in the sand here, be gentle, don't stir up quicksand."
Since there were no tools, they used short knives to dig. More than a hundred big men, naked, followed Xu Mu's orders and began to dig down into the sand.
…
"what sound."
In the bright room of candlelight, at this time, a sound of surprise came.
Not long after, a dozen guards in black came together in confusion, and all raised their heads to look up. A dozen towering stone pillars, leaning against a huge horizontal wall, looked like a small palace.
Of course, this so-called little palace is actually extremely shabby. If it were not surrounded by candlelight, it would be completely dark.
"No, someone is digging in the sand!"
"Why would anyone come here?"
A dozen guards were shocked and drew their weapons. They were about to move forward, but unexpectedly, a man wearing a flying eagle mask walked over coldly.
"Dharma protector, someone is digging in the sand..."
Flying Eagle Mask had cold eyes and said nothing. As early as two days ago, he discovered that the Shu people were looking for the former site of Qiu Haiguo.
He couldn't figure out why Thief Xu cared so much about a place of subjugation. You know, in order to hide easily, they had already made the most perfect cover in the desert outside, and even scattered the haunted sand ghosts.
of rumors.
Even other people from the Western Regions dare not step in casually.
"Dharma Protector, I heard that Thief Xu never believed in God."
"Shut up." Flying Eagle Mask said coldly.
"Send someone to the Western Regions to inform the master that the underground palace has been discovered by Thief Xu."
"The remaining people will first go to hide in front of Dihe and wait for news from the master."
After saying that, Flying Eagle Mask closed his eyes in silence.
There is no so-called oasis in the ruins of Qiu Hai Kingdom. What is there is just a small river. If it weren't for this river, it would be impossible for people like them to survive.
Originally, I was counting on this secret place to be a place to hide and plan, but I never thought that Thief Xu would actually come looking for me.
…
"Dihe?" Xu Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of wet sand.
There is no oasis, but the sandy soil is moist. It can only be said that there is an underground river under the desert here. Because the terrain is low, the groundwater will gather into a depression. If I am not wrong, the underground river is concave.
terrain.
"No wonder Qiu Haiguo can thrive here."
With the source of life, it is not difficult to create a hidden oasis.
"Lord, if you dig any more, it will collapse."
"Nothing, keep digging." Xu Mu said in a calm voice.
Now that it has been determined that it is the Earth River, there is no need to worry about the problem of quicksand. It may be that there is another new world below.
"Lord, there seems to be a stone below."
"Brother Mu, I'm coming!"
Si Hu ran over, spit, rubbed his hands, and raised the giant ax in his hand high.
Boom, boom boom.
After hitting it more than a dozen times in succession, the nearby terrain suddenly began to shake. The dozen or so Shu soldiers nearby, including Si Hu, all fell down after being stunned.